Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*PRE-VAC SALE 10/1/2024 WITH 200+ HEAD OF WEANED CALVES*

Compared to last week: On a good test this week on stocker calves 300lb-500lb bulls and steers sold $10.00 to $12.00 higher. Heifers sold $10.00 to $11.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $3.00 lower. Supply was good with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.93/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −157.81 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$238.93

111 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$10.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.54

vs AR average

−1.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	517	244.00	1,260	4thin
Medium and Large 1	542	241.08	1,306	73
Medium and Large 2	539	233.71	1,259	34

One grade step is worth $10.29/cwt here — about $2 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.53, low $366.54, median $396.74 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale111 hd

238.93

—

AR average10 barns · 544 hd

229.39

+9.54

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−1.16

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−157.81

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,535	138.00	2,118	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	115.97	1,823	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	114.74	1,401	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,051	102.02	1,073	27

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$1,961	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$1,768	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,097	$1,654	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	820	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,491	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

134 lots · USDA AMS · Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC - Searcy, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	240.32/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,146	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	461	278.05/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	294.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	294.96/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,259	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	225.57/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	230.66/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,543	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	258.54/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,355	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	291.76/cwt	250.00–325.00	951	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	226.20/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,301	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	269.84/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,001	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	277.57/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	417	297.40/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,240	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	310.12/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,147	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	243.06/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,162	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	204.18/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	850–900	870	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	288.22/cwt	280.00–300.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	431	249.38/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	210.85/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,219	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	238.34/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	216.15/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	243.35/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,029	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,077	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	569	239.33/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	728	203.71/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	230.72/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,447	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	262.64/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,093	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	230.48/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,205	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	314.22/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	359.33/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,171	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	231.81/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,428	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	260.23/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,239	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	243.12/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,378	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,768.31/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,768	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,343	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	105.71/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,128	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	114.57/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,804	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	108.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,289	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	885	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,913	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	133.58/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,948	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	123.44/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,737	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	115.71/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,377	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	81.23/cwt	70.00–87.00	760	3
Bulls	—	—	1,975	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	3,121	1
Bulls	—	—	1,632	144.59/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,360	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	118.10/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	2,073.70/head	1,725.00–2,200.00	2,074	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,981.06/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,981	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,490.54/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,491	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	890	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	318	330.13/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	244.82/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	224.84/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	316.89/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	294.47/cwt	285.00–305.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	215.08/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	275.54/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,014	5
Steers	Large 2	500–550	547	254.15/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	270.86/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,438	19
Steers	Large 1	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	245.12/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,525	29
Steers	Large 1	750–800	763	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	241.13/cwt	240.00–242.20	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	285.04/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,248	2
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	268.16/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	316.47/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,301	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	658	233.93/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	256.33/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,451	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	234.74/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,573	13
Steers	Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	256.97/cwt	242.50–267.50	948	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	219.27/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,151	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	274.58/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,299	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	517	250.46/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,295	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	626	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	239.38/cwt	220.00–320.00	1,135	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	178.30/cwt	167.50–192.50	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	274.58/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	650	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	618	240.67/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	269.23/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	244.71/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,282	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	259.04/cwt	245.00–277.50	832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	309	291.72/cwt	280.00–300.00	901	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	169.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	236.42/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,357	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	220.17/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	228.34/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	265.06/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,116	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	252.52/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,205	12

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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